The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0445-2013·Announced 2012-10-31

Sunland Recalls Organic Peanut Butter Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk

Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Natural Value Organic Creamy Salted Peanut Butter because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sunland, Incorporated is conducting a voluntary limited recall of its Natural Value Organic Creamy Salted Peanut Butter, 5 lbs, UPC 910121. The recall covers 17 units of the 5 lb product with Best-If-Used-By dates between March 1, 2011, and September 24, 2013. The product was distributed nationally to all 50 U.S. states and internationally to Hong Kong under various brand names.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. This recall is part of a broader limited recall by Sunland, Inc. of its Almond, Peanut, and Cashew Butter products and Tahini and Roasted Blanched Peanut Products manufactured between May 1, 2010, and September 24, 2012.

Consumers with the affected product should stop using it and check for the specific UPC and Best-If-Used-By dates listed above. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Natural Value Organic Creamy Salted Peanut Butter 5 lbs, UPC 910121.

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Best-If-Used-By Dates between March 1
  • 2011 and September 24
  • 2013.

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 187 recalled by Sunland, Incorporated under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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